bsmphilly.com Topics: jeff dempseyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/jeff-dempsey/?utm_medium=RSS2014-09-24T19:58:48-05:00Oktoberfest celebration is Saturday in Mayfair2014-09-24T19:58:48-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/sep/24/oktoberfest-celebration-saturday-mayfair/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Mayfair Business Association is promoting a number of initiatives this fall.</p> <p>The group is teaming with the Mayfair Community Development Corporation for an Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, Sept. 27. The day will start with the 44th German-American Steuben Parade, which will begin at noon. The route travels south on ...National Night Out preparations are underway2014-07-16T18:01:34-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jul/16/national-night-out-preparations-are-underway/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Last August, the Fox Chase Town Watch revived the city&rsquo;s biggest National Night Out celebration. Last Wednesday, organizers got a head start on making the event even bigger in 2014.</p> <p>State Rep. Brendan Boyle contributed $800 to the Town Watch to fund the annual community festival. Boyle made the presentation ...High school’s move spurs complaints in Fox Chase2013-11-20T19:44:35-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/20/high-schools-move-spurs-complaints-fox-chase/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Until recently, Cheltenham-based Gospel of Grace Ministries garnered perhaps its greatest notoriety on the basketball court when a team of teenagers from the tiny Christian congregation&rsquo;s high school qualified for the state playoffs last March.</p> <p><i>The</i> <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> even published an article about them.</p> <p>But that was before Gospel of ...Fox Chase Town Watch relaunches National Night Out 2013-07-24T16:53:00-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/24/fox-chase-town-watch-relaunches-national-night-out/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Cynics might say that the Fox Chase Town Watch picked the wrong year to relaunch its annual National Night Out celebration.</p> <p>After all, the dubious deeds of self-proclaimed neighborhood patrollers like George Zimmerman and David Toledo (the alleged Mayfair tire slasher) are still fresh in public consciousness.</p> <p>Yet, the president ...Mayfair Civic Association OK with day care2012-05-31T11:43:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/may/31/5319-mayfair-civic-association-ok-with-day-care.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The Mayfair Civic Association last week came to an agreement with a day care operator, while opposition seems to be mounting toward a proposed fitness center.</p><p>Elizabeth Cruz, a native of Colombia, is permitted to care for up to four children at her single home at 2849 Rhawn St. in Lexington ...Owner of planned coin shop tries to calm Fox Chase2011-12-07T14:00:00-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/dec/7/4284-owner-of-planned-coin-shop-tries-to-calm-fox-chase.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Residents who attended the recent bimonthly meeting of the Fox Chase Homeowners Association didn&rsquo;t seem to mind having a collectible-coin dealer doing business in their community, but at least several of the neighbors want no part of another &ldquo;we buy gold&rdquo; shop.</p> <p>Yet the owner of Fox Chase Coin, at ...